The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-26
Items from the Courts.

of street improvement ordinances, in striking
out the clause providing for stone crossings.
Items from the Courts
SENTENCED TO ONE HOURS IMPRISONMENT.
Frank Hartpence convicted of passing coun-
terfeit nickels. yesterday sentenced by
Judge Woods to one hours Imprisonment and
the payment of a fine of SO.
WANTS THE VALUE OF wIFELY AFFECTIONS.
Last week William II. Mantle filed complaint
for divorce from his wife, alleging that she had
been illictlv intimate with Daniel H. Tageart.
Yesterday he instituted suit against Taggart for
$4,000 damages for alternating his wife's affec-
tions.
SUING FOR POSSESSION OF HER PROPERTY
William B. Culbertson is living q lot at
Broad Ripple belonging to Martha Abbott. and
refuses to move off of it. She says his lease
expired over a year ago, and she has brought
suit for possession and $500 damages on account
of being kept out of the possession of her
property.
COMPROMISE OF DAMAGE SUIT.
The damage suit of Charles Holland against
the c., H & 1. railroad was dismissed yester-
day, compromise having been effected. Mr..
Holland was crippled for life in wreck on the
road two years ago, and altogether has been
paid about $1l 600 by the company. His first
demand was for $50 900.
WILL LOOK AFTER MOZART HALL BALLS.
August Schugenst. one of the leaders Of the
Mozart Hall mob that assaulted patrolman
Maholm on Saturday night, did not appear in
court yesterday morning. and mis- bond
defanited. Superintendent Travis says that
hereafter he will give the Saturday night balls
at Mozart Hail. his personal attention.
REFUSED TO APPOINT REC EVER
Judge Taylor, yesterday morning. refused to
suit was brought by the son of the late Capt. E.
T. johnson, and the appointment was asked for
in order that the rent of house. which
mortgage was foreclosed, might be collected by
the plaintiff during the year of redemption
VICE PRESIDENT HENDRICKS LAST CASE.
The last case in which Vicepresident Hen
bricks ever appeared was transferred from Judge
Taylor's court to Hancock county, yesterday. 1t
is the case of Thomas Wren against the City of
Indianapolis for loss on an improvement OF
South Tennessee street He built a pavement
which was washed out by a food, and the city
refused to reimburse him. 1t is case of old
standing, and has been to the Supreme Court
twice.
THE R. R. ROUSE coMPANYs CONTRACTS.
When the business of r. r. Rouse & Co. was
transferred, by Receiver Johnson, from B.
Sweitzer to Alexander Mcknight, the latter
made a number of contracts, which, the receiver
alleges were never carried out, and by reason
of the failure he claims the company dam
| aged to a considerable amount He brought suit
| against Thomas Terhune and Alfred Fullerton,
the bondsmen of Mr.. Mcknight, to recover dam
| ages, and the case is now being heard by Judge
| Taylor. The evidence yesterday was by Mr..
| Sweitzer, regarding the contracts OF the firm
when he turned the business over to Mr. Nc
/ Knight
| FA~,T>Y nc
Over two years ago John Lang, then superin-
tendent of police. received a letter from Sedalia,
No., stating that a man named Walters had been
killed there, and that two young men, supposed
| to be implicated in the crime, mad come to this
city. The officers learned that two young men,
/ Martin Scheid and Bert Dowden, were talking
about the crime, and Mr. Lang ordered their
rest Sergeant John Lowe found Scheid in a
saloon. and arrested him. At the station house
| he was slated for lettering After he had been
| kept for a couple of hours Superintendent Lang
| released him. He Immediately brought suit
| against Lowe and one Of the Sergeant's bonds
men, Henry Mauer, for So 600 damages. The
| case came to trial before a jury in Judge Walk
| er's yesterday. 1t is the first instance
where a bondsman of a policeman has been made
| defendant in damage suit for false imprison-
ment, aud for this reason there is considerable
| interest in the case. Dowden who was suspect
ed of being implicated with Scheid, is now serv
ing term in the Reform School.
GETTING AHEAD OF A SALOON KEEPER.
Charles Albertsmeyer, OF No. 420 South
Meridian street. was the only saloon keeper ar
rested Sunday. and being one in the bust
ness, he failed IN the game that has recently
been practiced before the Mayor Prosecutor
Wright discovered, from the movements of the
Liquor Leagues attorney, that the usual change
of venue was coming and. in order to be sure Of
his victim he dismissed the in the Mayors
Court and slipped upstairs aud filed Information
against the offender in the Criminal Court The
application for a change of venue was about pre-
pared, when Deputy Sheriff Langenberg ap
peared with writ, and earrested Mr. Alberts
meyer. The saloon keeper very wrathy
but he gave bond. His bartender was tee
two weeks ago. and was fined $2o and given ter
DAYS in the work house. He appealed and hi
case is now pending in the Criminal Court A
that time Albertsmeyer promised to sell NOR,
on Sunday. and his being anxious to have his
case go to a Justice Of the peace was probabl,
because he would not fare we'll with the Mayo
after not keeping his promise
Industrial and Business Notes.
Sinker Davis g. Co. will to-day ship hand
wmill engine and boiler complete to LAX,